Classic Car News and Drives

CLASSIC DRIVE: Unique Mercedes-Benz C124 "560CE"

by Hannes Oosthuizen
CLASSIC DRIVE: Unique Mercedes-Benz C124 "560CE"
The feat of fitting a W126 560's V8 engine into a W124 may usually be accredited to AMG, but here in South Africa, a pair of Mercedes-Benz employe...
Posted in classic mercedes, classic mercedes-benz, Mercedes, Mercedes C124

CLASSIC DRIVE: 1951 Mercedes-Benz 170 Da pick-up

by Hannes Oosthuizen
CLASSIC DRIVE: 1951 Mercedes-Benz 170 Da pick-up
We drive one of Mercedes-Benz's earliest light-commercial vehicles, a perfect specimen of the rare 170 Da, and this example has received a full re...
Posted in classic mercedes-benz, Mercedes 170 da, mercedes pick-up, mercedes-benz

Stunning Southern Cape Mercedes Collection

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Stunning Southern Cape Mercedes Collection
In a few garages in the Southern Cape we uncover a very impressive Mercedes-Benz collection… and a collector with a problem. This collector has a ...
Posted in classic mercedes, classic mercedes-benz, Mercedes, Mercedes collection, mercedes-benz

André Fourie's eye-popping Mercedes-Benz collection

by Hannes Oosthuizen
André Fourie's eye-popping Mercedes-Benz collection
André Fourie's 17-strong Mercedes-Benz collection is there to be driven, not hidden away  Pristine, neat and utterly professional – those are the ...
Posted in big car collections, classic mercedes, classic mercedes-benz, Mercedes

Top 10 Greatest AMGs Of All Time

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Top 10 Greatest AMGs Of All Time
While the Internet is littered with "greatest BMW M car" lists, finding a definitive Top 10 ranking of AMG models is trickier... so we've given it...
Posted in AMG, classic mercedes, classic mercedes-benz

Mercedes-Benz 300S & 300Sc: The Art of Exclusivity

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Mercedes-Benz 300S & 300Sc: The Art of Exclusivity
Representing early and later versions of Mercedes’ glorious 300 range, this 300S Roadster and 300Sc Coupé have each undergone a five-year restorat...
Posted in classic mercedes, classic mercedes-benz, Mercedes, Mercedes 300S

Celebrating 90 years of the W07 "Grand Mercedes"

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Celebrating 90 years of the W07 "Grand Mercedes"
With the Mercedes-Benz 770 “Grand Mercedes”, launched 90 years ago in 1930, the brand set a standard for all its ultimate luxury cars to follow. ...
Posted in classic mercedes-benz, mercedes-benz

Remembering the monstrous Mercedes-Benz SL 73 AMG

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Remembering the monstrous Mercedes-Benz SL 73 AMG
Before powerful AMG variants of just about every Mercedes-Benz line was commonplace, the two companies partnered to develop a beastly, and very ra...
Posted in classic mercedes, classic mercedes-benz, Mercedes, Mercedes SL, SL 73 AMG

Forgotten Heroes Part 1: Mercedes-Benz AMG SLK32

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Forgotten Heroes Part 1: Mercedes-Benz AMG SLK32
In this, the first of a new series that looks back at cars that should receive greater attention, we focus on the hottest version of the first-gen...
Posted in classic mercedes-benz, Mercedes, Mercedes SLK, R170

Mercedes-Benz's W126 turns 40

by Hannes Oosthuizen
Mercedes-Benz's W126 turns 40
A true pioneering automobile, the legendary W126-generation S-Class recently turned 40. Forty years ago this month, the iconic Mercedes-Benz S-Cla...
Posted in classic benz, classic mercedes-benz, Mercedes, mercedes w126, mercedes-benz, mercedes-benz s-class, mercedes-benz w126, s-klasse